Special Rates

SPECIAL RATE TABLE
Number L028

EFFECTIVE DATE: FIRST DAY OF THE FIRST APPLICABLE PAY PERIOD BEGINNING ON OR AFTER 01/01/2026.

NOTES: This table is part of special rate authorization approved on 12/31/25. This table applies only to law enforcement officers as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5541(3) and 5 CFR 550.103. Such law enforcement officer positions are covered by Special Rate Tables L001 through L059, depending on their geographic location.

Special Rate Tables L060 through L118 are also part of this authorization and cover certain law enforcement personnel not meeting that definition. The authorization also includes Special Rate Tables L119 through L133, which cover certain law enforcement positions that were already receiving special rates in 2025.

Coverage under this table is limited to the categories of employees identified below.

Department of Agriculture coverage is limited to the employees listed below:
(1) in the Law Enforcement and Investigations component of the Forest Service, GS-1801 Law Enforcement Officers and GS-1811 Criminal Investigators who meet the definition of “law enforcement officer” in 5 U.S.C. 5541(3); and
(2) in Office of Safety, Security, and Protection, limited to GS-1801 employees providing personal protection services who meet the definition of “law enforcement officer” in 5 U.S.C. 5541(3).

Department of Justice coverage is limited to the employees listed below:
(1) in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, GS-1811 Special Agents;
(2) in the Bureau of Prisons, GS-0007 Correctional Officers;
(3) in the Drug Enforcement Administration, GS-1811 Special Agents;
(4) in the U.S. Marshals Service, GS-0082 Deputy U.S. Marshals, GS-1801 Federal Enforcement Officers, GS-1801 Aviation Enforcement Officers, GS-1802 Detention Enforcement Officers, and GS-1811 Special Agents; and
(5) in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, GS-1811 Special Agents.

Department of Homeland Security coverage is limited to the employees listed below:
(1) in Customs and Border Protection (CBP), GS-1801 Aviation Enforcement Agents, GS-1811 Criminal Investigators, GS-1895 CBP Officers, GS-1896 Border Patrol Agents, and GS-1881 Air Interdiction Agents and Marine Interdiction Agents;
(2) in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, GS-1811 Special Agents, GS-1801 Deportation Officers, GS-1801 Detention and Deportation Officers, and GS-1801 Technical Enforcement Officers;
(3) in the Secret Service, GS-1811 Special Agents and employees who meet the definition of “law enforcement officer” in 5 U.S.C. 5541(3) and serve in the following occupations: GS-0080 Physical Security Specialists, GS-1801 Investigative Protection Officers, GS-1801 Technical Security Investigators, GS-1802 Protective Armored Specialists, GS-1802 Protective Support Technicians, and GS-1802 Special Officers; and
(4) in the Federal Protective Service, GS-1811 Criminal Investigators and employees who have arrest authority and serve in the following occupations: GS-0080 Physical Security Specialists, and GS-1801 employees in law enforcement positions.

Department of the Interior coverage is limited to employees of the Department (excluding the Office of the Inspector General) in the General Schedule pay system who are (1) properly classified in occupational series 0006, 0007, 0025, 1801, or 1811 and (2) meet the definition of “law enforcement officer” in 5 U.S.C. 5541(3).

Department of State coverage is limited to GS-1811 Criminal Investigators employed by the Diplomatic Security Service.

This special rate table uses LEO special base rates where applicable for covered grades. Thus, the values shown in the "supplements" column are applied either to base GS rates or base GL rates based on grade.

Rates Limited to the Rate for Level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5305).